Wing shot arrow



July 2, 1963 J. M. DUDLEY WING sao'r ARROW Filed Nov. 16. 1960 INV EN TOR.

United States Patent "ice 3,096,091 WING SHUT ARROW Jerome E. Dudley, 210 N. Pheasant Ave, Galeshurg, Ill. Filed Nov. 16, 1960, Ser. No. 69,753 1 Claim. (til. 273106.5)

This invention relates to archery equipment and more particularly to a special purpose arrow therefor.

it is an object of the present invention to provide an arrow having a compartmented chamber at one forward end releasably supporting a plurality of projectiles for movement towmd a target following the release of the arrow, thus increasing the possibility of striking the target, and facilitating the retrieving of the arrow.

Still a further object of the present invention is to pro vide a wing shot arrow of the above type having self contained inertia means for automatically braking the flight of the arrow following the release thereof from the bow.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a wing shot arrow bearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and efficient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the acompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an arrow assembly made in accordance with the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged perspective view, with parts broken away, of the arrow shown in FIGURE 1, illustrating the manner in which the device is used;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged fragmentary bottom perspective view of certain parts of the assembly shown in FIG- URE 2;

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged perspective view of an inertia member forming a part of the present invention;

FIGURE 5 is a longitudinal cross sectional View of the device shown in FIGURE 4; and

FIGURE 6 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken along line 6-6 of :FIGURE 2.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, a wing shot arrow 10 made in acocrdance with the present invention is shown to include an elongated tubular shaft 12 having a longitudinal bore extending through the interior thereof.

One tail end of the shaft 12 is provided with a resilient end plug 14 having a key 18 integrally securing a tail piece 15 thereto having a diametrically extending slot 16 for receiving the bow string therewithin.

A housing 20 having a plurality of perpendicularly related partition walls 21 defining a plurality of individual chambers 22 is secured to the opposite forward end of the shaft 12. Small arrow projectiles 24 are supported within each such chamber 22 for simultaneous release following the release of the arrow from the bow string of the bow, in a manner hereinafter more fully described.

A weighted object having annular grooves 32 at each end, is provided with a pair of sponge-type pads 34 mount- Patented July 2, 1963 ed within the grooves 32, such pads 34 slidably and frictionally engaging the interior of the longitudinal bore of the shaft 12, so as to facilitate the adjustment of the position of such weight 30 between the opposite ends of the shaft.

In actual use, the weight 30 can be positioned along the length of the shaft 12 simply by shaking the shaft .12 in one direction to the other. Thus, when the arrow is released from the bow string, the shaft 12 will move forwardly relative to the weight 30 which will alternately strike against the yieldable pad 14 at the tail end of the shaft 12, and tend to impede :or brake continued forward movement of the shaft. At this point, all of the small arrow projectiles :24 supported within the chambers 22 will continue their forward flight by inertia toward the target. If desired, the position of the weight 30 can be adjusted along the length of the shaft 12, thus hastening or retarding the braking action, so as to control the length of the path flight of the arrow.

It will now also be recognized that by utilizing this braking action of the shaft 12, the arrow is more easily retrieved, and the multiplicity of small arrow projectiles 24 increases the chances of striking the target.

A diagonally extending brace element 28 forms a connection between a flanged portion 26 of the shaft 12 and the housing 20, thus providing a rigid connection between these parts without interfering with the flow of air into the compartments 22.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A wing shot arrow comprising, in combination, a hollow shaft having a longitudinal bore extending throughout the entire length thereof, said hollow shaft having a bow string receiving portion at one end and a multiple chamber projectile housing at the opposite end and motion responsive means carried by said shaft responsive to forward movement of said shaft to effect a braking action upon said shaft, said housing comprising a closure having a plurality of intersecting partition walls defining a plurality of identical chambers opening outwardly toward the front end of said housing for supporting a plurality of projectiles in spaced apart relationship, said motion responsive means comprising a longitudinal metal weight and a pair of circumferential friction pads secured at opposite ends of said weight slidably received within said longitudinal bore of said shaft, said shaft having means at each end for holding said weight captive therewithin.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,970,838 Taggert Feb. 7, 1961 3,009,453 Ayala Nov. 21, 1961 3,021,139 Buerosse Feb. 13, 1962 

